National
Minister of Defence
- Estonian: Kaitseminister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Estonia
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister (Constitution Art. 90).
- Chosen by
- President of Estonia
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Martin Herem since September 2026 Report Source: valitsus.ee, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- valitsus.ee · checked Government Office of Estonia, valitsus.ee/en/government (Prime Minister and ministers), read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister Kristen Michal and 11 ministers. For: Minister of Defence, Minister of Defence in Estonian, Martin Herem, current term
- valitsus.ee · checked Government Office of Estonia, valitsus.ee/en/prime-minister-ministers/<minister> pages, read 2026-10-12: each minister's "from/since <date>" and party line (Herem shows no party). Herem (Defence), Keldo (Energy and the Environment) and Vahtras (Economy and Industry) took office 2026-09-16. For: Martin Herem, current term